MDS
Regulatory
Miscellaneous
Survey
Infection Control
100

How many days are in a Medicare benefit period?

What is 100?

100

According to the CMS rules of participation, nursing homes must develop a baseline care plan for each resident within how many hours of admission?

What is 48?

100

In the 1800's what common condiment was briefly sold as medicine for diarrhea?

What is ketchup?

100

What is the maximum allowable medication error rate noted on an observation during a survey?

What is 5%?

100

What is the normal range for WBCs?

What is 4,000-11,000?

200

What is the standard look-back period for the majority of MDS assessments?

What is 7 days?

200

CMS was not always called CMS What was it called before?

What is HCFA (Health Care Financing Administration)?

200

What color is a polar bears skin?

What is black?

200

According to the ODH kitchen survey readiness guide, how often must overhead range vents is food prep areas be professionally cleaned?

What is every 6 months?

200

What is the term for when a person has bacteria in/on body but has no symptoms of infection?

What is colonization?

300

For a resident who is 100% tube-fed and is NPO, how do you code eating in section GG 0130?

What is 88-not attampted d/t medical condition?

300

Aside from individuals 65 and over, what chronic condition enables someone younger to be eligible for Medicare benefits?

What is ESRD (end-stage renal disease)?

300

What French emporor was famously attacked by a horde of rabbits?

Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?

300

If a facility fails to label and store durgs and biologicals, what F Tag is violated?

What is F761 (Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals)?

300

In investigating an infectious disease outbreak, cases should ideally be categorized according to what epidemiological triad parameters?

What are time, place, and person?

400

When assessing short term memory, how many minutes must elapse before you ask the resident to recall the three items?

What is 5 minutes?

400

According to regulation, a facility with more than how many beds must have a licensed social worker on a full-time basis?

What is 120?

400

A group of owls is called what?

What is a parliament?

400

If you are cited for F584, what have you failed to provide?

What is a home-like environment?

400

Due to increased risk of infection with parenteral nutrition, the maximum time for an undiluted lipid bag to run is?

What is 12 hours?

500

To code a disease or condition in section I (active diagnoses), within what time frame must the physician document the diagnoses?

What is within the lst 60 days?

500

How often is a pharmacist legally required to conduct a drug regimen review for each resident?

What is at least monthly?

500

Who wrote The Star Spangled Banner?

Who is Francis Scott Key?

500

When handling a resident's personal funds, at what threshold is the facility required to have as surety bond?

What is $50?

500

When establishing a sterile field, what is the acceptable width of the unsterile border?

What is 1 inch?

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